Differentiation of an unclear splenic lesion in a patient with cholangiocarcinoma

Clin Nucl Med. 2014 May;39(5):470-1. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000403.

Abstract

Here we report on a 51-year-old man with the primary diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma. Workup with CT and contrast-enhanced ultrasound revealed an additional lesion in the spleen, raising the concern for metastasis. Combined FDG PET/CT revealed a different metabolic pattern, making a metastasis unlikely. Histopathology of the splenic lesion confirmed sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation, a rare benign lesion of the spleen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cholangiocarcinoma / complications*
  • Cholangiocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cholangiocarcinoma / pathology
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Splenic Neoplasms / complications*
  • Splenic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Splenic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18